Alice Wheeler

Alice Wheeler is perhaps best known for her iconic shots of Kurt Cobain and other local musicians. But the Seattle photographerwhose music photos have appeared in Time, Rolling Stone, and Seattle Weeklyisnt just another groupie clutching a Nikon at the edge of the stage. Her new show, "Women Are Beautiful," examines the way women create and control their public images. We see a pregnant women celebrating Evil Knievel Days and a young girl showing off her David Bowie T-shirt and hot pink mini skirt combo. A topless anti-fur protester with the words Go Vegan scrawled across her stomach in Sharpie marker dangles a cigarette from one hand and information pamphlets in the other. She stares saucily at the camera. Shelike all those captured by Wheelers lensknows youre looking at them. ERIKA HOBART